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Human Interest

Affordable 401(k) plans for small and mid-size businesses

Pace
4:05/kmRace4.25
Distance
Distance Half.
Open ops roles
4
Last week
#159
Move
▼ 30
Peak
#159
Weeks in the 100
0
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Rank and score over time
Board rank
#149#171#192#159Oct 18#182Oct 25
Pace score
02464.3Oct 184.3Oct 25

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Sprint 3:30/km
Race 4:05/kmHuman Interest
Tempo 4:40/km
Steady 5:20/kmBasic Capital
Warm-up 6:00/km
Cool-down 6:30/km
Human Interest runs in the Race lane. Rivals on Well Run sit in their own pace lanes; further right = more momentum. Tap one to open its page.Also competes with: Guideline, Vestwell, ADP Retirement Services
Revenue estimate
~$200M ARR (end-2025), +38% YoYestimate · as of Dec 2025 sacra.com ↗
Total raised
~$800M+ (Sacra est.; >$700M primary+secondary as of Aug 2025 per company, plus $100M+ Oct 2025)see rounds ↓
Headcount
~852 (Tracxn)as of Jun 2026 tracxn.com ↗
Founded
2015
HQ
San Francisco, CA

Leadership

The problem

Small businesses find 401(k)s costly, complex and risky to administer

What they do

Affordable 401(k) plans for small and mid-size businesses

Traction ~$200M ARR end-2025, +38% YoY (Sacra); $3B valuation

Hiring trend

Open roles
64
Ops roles
4
Headcount
~877

est. ~877 staff (PitchBook); 72 open roles

Hiring in

  • Lindon
  • Little Rock
  • Bakersfield
  • Remote (US)

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Funding

Last round
$100M
Stage
Growth (Series E+)
Date
Oct 2025

Led by Baillie Gifford, BlackRock, Marshall Wace, Morgan Stanley, TPG (insiders)

Distance

Half · edge: hard to leave

Major SMB 401(k) provider at ~$200M ARR, but payroll partners steer distribution.

Sources: Human Interest x UBS release (Mar 2026) ↗

Last checked Oct 25, 2026

News timeline

  1. Sep 2026BambooHR launches embedded 401(k) powered by Human Interest bamboohr.com ↗
  2. Aug 2026Deel launches Deel Retirement with Human Interest and Basic Capital 401kspecialistmag.com ↗
  3. Aug 2026Launches Compliance Guarantee with AI predictive compliance monitoring humaninterest.com ↗
  4. Mar 2026UBS adds Human Interest as a 401(k) recordkeeper for its advisors humaninterest.com ↗
  5. Jan 2026Launches Price Match Guarantee against competing 401(k) providers humaninterest.com ↗
  6. Oct 2025Raises $100M+ at $3B valuation; CEO eyes IPO in ~24 months axios.com ↗

Funding historyTotal raised ~$800M+ (Sacra est.; >$700M primary+secondary as of Aug 2025 per company, plus $100M+ Oct 2025)

  1. Oct 2025Growth$100M+at $3B postLed by not named (Axios) axios.com ↗
  2. Aug 2025Series E (Morgan Stanley tranche)up to $50MLed by Morgan Stanley Tactical Value humaninterest.com ↗
  3. Jul 2024Series E + debt$267M (incl. $25M debt, primary + secondary)at $1.33B (Sacra)Led by Marshall Wace, Baillie Gifford globenewswire.com ↗
  4. Aug 2021Series D$200Mat $1BLed by The Rise Fund (TPG) techcrunch.com ↗
  5. Feb 2021Series C$105M (incl. $55M Feb 2021 close)Led by Glynn Capital globenewswire.com ↗
  6. Aug 2019Series B$15.4Mat ~$34M (PitchBook)humaninterest.com ↗

Profile facts checked Oct 19, 2026. Every fact links to its public source.

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